Active Professional Membership shall be limited to
those persons actively engaged in the administration or general operation,
inclusive of instructional staff, of educational opportunity programs
located in the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Persons qualifying for active Professional
Membership should spend a significant and continuing portion of their
full-time professional activities involved in the concerns of the
students referred to in the NEOA mission statement.

The mission of NEOA is to advocate for access to and
success in postsecondary education for low income individuals, first
generation college students and college students with disabilities
and to develop the skills and knowledge of educational opportunity
professionals working with this population.

Each Active Professional Member is entitled to one
vote and is eligible to hold office as delineated in Article V, Section
2 of these bylaws.

Affiliate Membership

Affiliate Membership shall generally be those who support
the purpose and objectives of The Association, as herein expressed,
but not qualify under the membership categories of Article III, Section
2, or who would rather make their contributions in less visible or
demanding roles.

Each Affiliate Member may have voice, but not vote
in meetings of The Association and is not eligible to hold office.